Mosquitoes
Backyard hijackers and disease vectors.
Identification
Slender, long-legged flies with a piercing proboscis. Aedes (day-biting, white striped) and Culex (dusk/dawn) are the dominant local species.
Behavior & habitat
Females need a blood meal to lay eggs. They lay in standing water as small as a bottle cap. Adults rest in dense vegetation, leaf litter, and shaded structural voids during the day.
Health & property risks
Vectors for West Nile virus, Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and dog heartworm. Beyond disease, they make backyards unusable from May through October.
Signs of infestation
- • Visible adult mosquitoes during the day or evening
- • Larvae wriggling in standing water (saucers, bromeliads, ponds, drains)
- • Bites concentrated on ankles and arms
Prevention tips
- Eliminate standing water weekly — saucers, gutters, toys, tarps
- Treat ornamental ponds with mosquito dunks (BTI)
- Keep grass and shrubs trimmed; remove leaf litter
- Run fans on patios — mosquitoes are weak fliers
How Black Ops treats it
Our monthly mosquito program combines a no-fly-zone mosquito barrier in shaded harborage zones, larvicide applications in standing water, and mosquito control stations for long-term knockdown.
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